When I first heard the latest Maroon 5 album, Hands All Over, I only liked one of the songs and was generally pretty disappointed. However, according...
Girls are a California outfit built around the duo of Chistopher Owens and Chet “JR” White. At this point, if you’re even remotely plugged into the...
Prior to listening to Ghost's album Opus Eponymous, I read the press release that used the words "beautiful," "satanic" and "pop" in the same sentence. And...
Go fuck yourself! That’s pretty much what Black River is screaming at you throughout their 2009 release, Black ‘N Roll. This is a high tempo, amps...
The Multi-platinum selling hard rock band Hinder are back with a new release, All American Nightmare. This is the band's third full-length and I feel it's...
Pittsburgh natives Gene The Werewolf apparently set out with the intention of making music that is "as ridiculous as it is awesome." And you only need...
This two song EP of "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of the Atlantic" secures The Ataris' standing as one of the most consistent alternative rock...
I don’t know about this one, Billy. I mean, isn’t it time to stop already? And please, quit calling yourself The Smashing Pumpkins – you’re the...
When I first sat down to review Aerith’s new Bears! EP I thought I was listening to a schizophrenic band that wasn’t sure of its identity...
Volbeat is a band who manage to craft perfect pop melodies into rock songs. Throughout their career they've consistently delivered their own brand of tuneful singalong...
With its atmospheric layered sounds and haunting twangly guitars, the opening track, "Return of the Son of Fog Rider" off Del Rey's latest album Immemorial is...
Life Turns Electric is one album that should be cranked up to the ultimate volume. Finger Eleven's cool style of rock music has progressed past its...
Franz Nicolay, probably best known as the former keyboard player of The Hold Steady, has just released his second solo album Luck and Courage. I’ve had...
When I hear a band is "bringing back old school metal" I tend to be disappointed with the resulting effort(s). This is not the case with...
Streaming now on the Epitaph website, "Machine Gun Blues" is the first single from Social Distortion's upcoming Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes album.